1. Home
  2. Browse Decisions
  3. P.2d
  4. 964 P.2d
  5. 964 P.2d 524 (1998)
 

PALMER v. PEOPLE

No. 97SC369.

964 P.2d 524 (1998)

Aaron Robert PALMER, Petitioner, v. The PEOPLE of the State of Colorado, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Colorado, En Banc.

September 14, 1998.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David F. Vela, Colorado State Public Defender, Julie Iskenderian, Deputy State Public Defender, Denver, Colorado, for petitioner.

Gale A. Norton, Attorney General, Martha Phillips Allbright, Chief Deputy Attorney General, Richard A. Westfall, Solicitor General, John Daniel Dailey, Deputy Attorney General, Robert Mark Russel, First Assistant Attorney General, Elizabeth Rohrbough, Assistant Attorney General, Criminal Enforcement Section, Denver, Colorado, for respondent.

Justice BENDER delivered the Opinion of the Court.

We review the court of appeals' decision in People v. Palmer, 944 P.2d 634, 637 (Colo. App.1997), which held that "conspiracy to commit reckless manslaughter" is a cognizable crime in Colorado. We conclude that it is not.

The gist of the crime of conspiracy is an agreement, between two or more persons, to commit or attempt to commit a crime. See § 18-2-201...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases